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Captain Blood

by Rafael Sabatini

Published: 2004-01-10

Hardcover: 0 pages

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Peter Blood, a physician and English gentleman, turned pirate out of a rankling sense of injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels, Blood is enslaved on a Barbados plantation. When he escapes, no ship sailing the Spanish Main is safe from Blood and...

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

by Louis De Bernieres

Published: 2005-09-01

Paperback: 560 pages

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It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to...

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Captain Jack's Woman

by Stephanie Laurens

Published: 1997

Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages

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They meet in a clash of swords, drenched in the moonlight of Britain's rugged eastern coast: Captain Jack, his handsome features etched in silver and shadow, his powerful physique compelling "Kit" Cranmer to surrender. He is her dream lover come vividly alive, and his command of the smuggl...

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Captain of the Sleepers: A Novel

by Mayra Montero

Published: 2007-01-23

Paperback: 192 pages

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For fifty years, Andrs Yasin has carried a grudge against J. T. Bunker. Now eighty-three-years-old and dying, Bunker wants to tell his side of the story, the story of his affair with Estela, Andrss mother. As a child Andrs knew Bunker as the Captain of the Sleepersso called because he transported back...

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Captains and the Kings: The Story of an American Dynasty (44901819175, 74178831)

by Taylor Caldwell

Published: 1973

Paperback: 816 pages

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Captains Courageous

by Rudyard Kipling

Published: 2006-02-20

Hardcover: 220 pages

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The weather door of the smoking-room had been left open to the North Atlantic fog, as the big liner rolled and lifted, whistling to warn the fishing-fleet. "That Cheyne boy's the biggest nuisance aboard," said a man in a frieze overcoat, shutting the door with a bang. "He isn't wanted here. He's...

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Captains Courageous (Oxford World's Classics)

by Rudyard Kipling

Published: 2008-12-15

Paperback: 224 pages

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Harvey Cheyne is the over-indulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner her is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and, initially against his will, joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer. Through the medium of an exciting adventure story, Captain's Courageous (1897)...

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Captains Courageous (Townsend Library Edition)

by Rudyard Kipling

Published: 2007-01-01

Paperback: 209 pages

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This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a background note about the book, an author's biography, and a lively afterword. Acclaimed by educators nationwide, the Townsend Library is helping millions of young adults discover the pleasure...

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A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea

by Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty

Published: 2010-04-06

Hardcover: 304 pages

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"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans." --President Barack Obama It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alaba...

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The Captain's Lady

by Lorhainne Eckhart

Published: 2009-05-28

Paperback: 304 pages

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Captain Eric Hamilton is a powerful force in the U.S. Navy, having earned himself a reputation of being a hard-nosed chauvinist. He's commander of the USS Larsen, a destroyer, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Abby Carlton has just escaped from the man who held...